Today’s word of the day is ‘Obsequious’ Let us understand more about this word.
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1. Grovelling
2. Submissive
3. Abject
4. Enslaved
1. Hindi – Chaapaloos
2. Spanish – Servil
3. French – Obséquieux
4. Mandarin – Dīsānxiàsì
1. He dropped her hand at the obsequious voice of the waiter at his elbow.
2. Selim was most obsequious and seemed ready to do everything for my comfort.
3. Finally, he stopped and stood before the obsequious Basilivitch.
4. The landlord, obsequious and frightened, waited on the party himself.
5. The landlord, obsequious and frightened, waited on the party himself.Some synonyms of the word are:
abject, beggarly, brownnosing, complacent, compliable, compliant, cringing, crouching, deferential, enslaved, fawning, flattering, ingratiating, kowtowing, menial, obeisant, oily, parasitic, parasitical, prostrate, respectful, servile, slavish, sneaking, snivelling, spineless, stipendiary, subject, submissive, subordinate, subservient, sycophantic, toadying, unctuous etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
arrogant, assertive, brazen, confident, presumptuous, aggressive, dominant, combative, contentious, destructive, intrusive
Quotation:
You have to take your ego out of it and say, do I want people to be obsequious to me or do I want to write good books? If it’s the latter, you have to take criticism. It’s annoying, but that’s how to do good stuff; listen to other people.
Denise Mina
Social Example:
https://twitter.com/pauljholden/status/1267038665047453703
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